Okay, I'm a non-medical professional, and even I think that's idiotic. I tried to see it from her perspective - is it possibly frustration at repeated tests that have failed to show the source of her problem? I recently had some tests that came back normal, after which the doc's office asked if I was still experiencing the problem (Um, yes, still in pain. Was the ultrasound MEANT to be therapeutic?). Even considering that, I can't grasp the logic of demanding abnormal test results.

My husband did something parallel with that, though in his defense he had new fatherhood's sleep deprivation and still corrected himself: when out one day I saw a useful pair of sandals on discount and I told him to go ahead and try them on. "Nah, I don't want to do that. What if they don't fit?" I stared for a minute, "Did you just-" "Yeah, I did. Let's just ignore that I said that, okay?" Naturally the first pair he tried on fit and joined his shoe wardrobe.

Welcome to my whining!

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